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CommAArts

Praise and accolades to our homies Dan + Mike at Aesthetic Apparatus. Cover Story of the current issue of CommArts.

BY MICHAEL COLEMAN

NOUNs

The new No Age album ‘Nouns’ dropped last week; An incredible follow-up to ‘Wierdo Rippers’, my personal pick for 2007 Album of the Year. DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT! You absolutely must trek to your local record store [SUPPORT!] and buy a copy…. if nothing else, for the 64 page book designed by Brian Roettinger’, who BTW was voted Rolling Stones ‘Best Album Cover Designer of 2008’.

Or you can order one from the fine folks at SupPop.

BY MICHAEL COLEMAN

PHOTOGRAPHY OF DAN MONICK

Little Bird Gallery presents a solo exhibition of photographer Dan Monick

“You Know Only You Can Break Your Heart”
May 26th – June 10th
Photographs by Dan Monick
Artist Opening and Reception, Saturday May 17th, 7-10PM

Little Bird Gallery
3195 Glendale Blvd., Atwater Village, LA, CA

BY MICHAEL COLEMAN

LISA SOLBERG

“I SPY YING YANG” May 16th, 2008 6pm-10pm
Artist reception & preview of the Lisa Solberg collection for Lewsader.

SWIV TACKLE CIRCUS
530 S. Coast Hwy. Oceanside, Ca 92054

BY JORDAN MITCHELL

Robert Rauschenberg - R.I.P.

One of my very favorite artists died today… Rest in Peace Mr. Rauschenberg.

BY ANDY MUELLER

SCION INSTALL 4 LA

MAY 10th-JUNE 1st, 2008
Scion’s traveling art show, INSTALLATION 4, comes to a close this weekend at the Scion Space in Culver City. This show features quite a few friends of the Dump, including: Andrew Pommier, Cody Hudson, Angela Boatwright, Mel Kadel, Michael Sieben and a host of others…. including Mueller!

OPENING RECPETION: SATURDAY, MAY 10th, 8-10pm
Scion Installation Los Angeles
3521 Helms Ave. (at National)
Culver City, CA

Most of The Art Dump will be on deck also, harshing your mellow!!!

BY MICHAEL COLEMAN

FOREVER AND NEVER

An ongoing collaborative print project between Michael Sieben and Nat Swope exhibited tonight at:

FECAL FACE DOT GALLERY
66 Gough St. @Market, SF CA

BY MICHAEL COLEMAN

LYONs

Art Dump Alumn Kevin Lyons has a show in LA opening this weekend:

“Your Mom’s In My Business!”
Printed Ephemera and New Works by Kevin Lyons
May 10th – June 15th, 2008

Opening Friday, May 9th, 6 – 10 pm

HVW8 Art + Design Gallery
661 N. Spaulding Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Gallery open: Wed – Sat, 1- 5 pm

BY MICHAEL COLEMAN

JIM HOUSER AT MERRY KARNOWSKY LA

Jim Houser is incredible. Go see his solo show at the Merry Karnowsky gallery in LA. Here is a slightly old interview with Jim. Love you Philly!!!

BY HERSHEL BALTROTSKY

134th DERBY

She’s a proud Chicago beaut! My pick o’ the ponies: Recapturetheglory, to show. Thanks Kelly, my new hat arrived just in time [This gentleman prefers Clubhouse to In-Field] and the Mrs. + I are flowing the juleps out here in LA this weekend in true Kentucky Pride!

BY MICHAEL COLEMAN

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MISATO SUZUKI SOLO EXHIBITION

Fellow Art Dumper Misato Suzuki solo exhibition opens this weekend in LA!!!

“Unknown Quantities”
May 17th– July 12, 2008
Sam Lee Gallery
990 North Hill St, Chinatown, LA

BY MICHAEL COLEMAN

OFF-REGISTER AUSTX

Foundation Projects presents the second installation of Off-Register, a traveling group exhibition of experimental printmaking.The Off-Register exhibition will showcase prints by a collection of international artists and graphic designers associated through the professional practice of commercial print design, but that do not consider themselves printmakers.

Featuring Robin Cameron, Michael Coleman, Justin Fines, Ryan Giese, Grotesk vs. Lowrider [collaboration], Steven Harrington, Maya Hayuk, Cody Hudson, Evan Hecox, Ben Loiz + Carolina Chaves [collaboration], Geoff McFetridge, Colin Metcalf, Andy Mueller, Michael Perry, Jon Resh, Joel Speasmaker, Todd St. John, Andrew Townsend, David J. Weissberg, WEWORKFORTHEM: Michael Cina + Michael Young [collaboration], and Rory Wilson.

Off-Register Austin
June 7-21, 2008
OKAY Mountain Gallery
1312 E. Cesar Chavez, Austin, TX

OPENING RECEPTION:
Saturday June 7th, 7-10pm

Check out photos from the Chicago installation and opening reception here.

BY MICHAEL COLEMAN

DESIGNER GARAGE SALE

The fine folks at Kernspiracy have put together The Designer’s Garage Sale this weekend at Top Design in North Hollywood. Come check out bargains galore: Discarded Schadler rulers, coffee stained Pantone books and gently used copies of QuarkXpress + sample sales from The Quiet Life and t/e/x/t as well as prints, editions, artists books, and zines from Foundation Projects.

Saturday, May 10th 2008
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Top Design
11108 Riverside Drive
North Hollywood, CA 91602

BY MICHAEL COLEMAN

DUMP POCKET TEE

We’ve updated our store link and now offer The Art Dump pocket tee in both black and navy. It’s packaged, for a limited time, with our guest edited issue of Monster Children.

BY CHRIS WAYCOTT

Good Cause + Spring Sale

Wanted to tell you all about a few new things that Jennifer and I have brewing overe at The Quiet Life right now.

1. GOOD CAUSE
We’ve finally posted the winner of our “Good Cause” T-shirt design contest. Congrats goes out to Neil Doshi for taking the top prize. We’ve also made a little online gallery so you can see some of our other favorite submissions. ( Good Cause is a new, ongoing project we’ve started we’re 100% of the profits from the sales of all our Good Cause shirts will be donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation cff.org. We’re launching it with the design contest winner for Spring 08 and will continue it with a new shirt each season, either by invitation or submission. )

2. SPRING SALE!
We’re having a major spring cleaning sale to help make some room before our next batch of designs show up. Take a look. Sizes are limited.

BY ANDY MUELLER

OFF-REGISTER 2008

Foundation Projects presents Off-Register, a traveling group exhibition of experimental printmaking.The Off-Register exhibition will showcase prints by a collection of international artists and graphic designers associated through the professional practice of commercial print design, but that do not consider themselves printmakers.

Featuring Robin Cameron, Michael Coleman, Justin Fines, Ryan Giese, Grotesk vs. Lowrider [collaboration], Steven Harrington, Maya Hayuk, Cody Hudson, Evan Hecox, Ben Loiz + Carolina Chaves [collaboration], Geoff McFetridge, Colin Metcalf, Andy Mueller, Michael Perry, Jon Resh, Joel Speasmaker, Todd St. John, Andrew Townsend, David J. Weissberg, WEWORKFORTHEM: Michael Cina + Michael Young [collaboration], and Rory Wilson.

Off-Register Chicago
February 29th – March 15th, 2008
AV-aerie
2000 West Fulton, Chicago IL

OPENING RECEPTION:
Friday, February 29th, 2008, 7pm
Music from The Gutterbutter DJs + Never Enough Hope, presented by The Empty Bottle

Check out photos of the installation and opening reception here.

BY MICHAEL COLEMAN

EVAN HECOX: DF (Distrito Federal)

February 23 – March 22, 2008
Opening Reception: Saturday February 23, 7-10pm
KINSEY / DESFORGES
6009 Washington Blvd
Culver City CA

Evan will also be signing copies of his new book Urban Abstract at GR2, Friday February 22nd from 6-8pm

BY MICHAEL COLEMAN

The Art Dump Mobile Design Unit

Here’s a sneak peak of our new Art Dump Mobile Design Unit.

BY ANDY MUELLER

Cerasoli Gallery

Out of the ashes of Culver City’s Lab 101 comes Freddie’s newest gallery – The Cerasoli Gallery.
I’m in their inaugual exhibition —- preview on Thursday Night, Feb. 7th, public opening on Feb 9th. Hope to see you there.

BY ANDY MUELLER

GOOD TO FTC YOU!

Fourstar and FTC Skateboarding present

Good To FTC You
Artwork by: Brian Anderson, Mark Gonzales, Max Schaaf, Nick Jensen, Eric Anthony, Hershel Baltrotsky, Michael Coleman, Evan Hecox, Andy Jenkins, Andy Mueller, Jordan Mitchell, Christian Morin, Chris Waycott

Feb 8th-Feb 29th, 2008
FTC SF
1632 Haight St, SF, CA

Opening Reception, Friday, February 8th, 7-10pm

FTC You There!

BY MICHAEL COLEMAN